The wind slowly pushes the window leak, the light is thin and the shadow is sad, and the embroidered shoes and skirts are windy, but the hearts of the people are falling.

When he came back from Jia's mother, Xue Baochai was unsettled, and when he returned home, the house was dark, and his mother and brother were not there, leaving only an empty yard with him.

Xue Baochai then remembered that his mother took Xue Pan out on a blind date today. This is also one of the customs that has been passed down from the previous dynasties. After all, marriage is not only a matter of two families, but also a matter of two young couples. Life is to be lived by the younger couple, if both parties do not like it, then it will be a big disaster in the future. Therefore, even if Xue Pan and Wang Xifeng are cousins and brothers, they still have to meet and have a meal before they are married. If Xue Pan is satisfied with Wang Xifeng, he will send a golden hairpin, and if he is not satisfied, he will send silk; And if Wang Xifeng is satisfied with Xue Pan, he can send his own needlework, such as fan covers, sachets or something, if he is not satisfied, fold a flower and give it to the other party. But in fact, Wang Xifeng does not have the right to send flowers, unless he is willing to become a nun.

Although Xue Baochai is a model of beauty in face, he also has a lot of ideas in his heart. For example, he dared to make his house look like a snow cave, and now he was quite dismissive of the old custom of blind dates.

They are all relatives, why bother to get such a false courtesy! Why do you have to meet outside, your own relatives, the family goes to Wang's house for a meal, and then it's better to see each other again? Or wouldn't it be better to let the other party find an excuse to come to Jia's house, and then let his brother take a picture with the other party?

Thinking that the object of his brother's blind date was Wang Xifeng, Xue Baochai was faintly congested.

Maybe everyone in the Xue family doesn't take human life seriously, and maybe everyone in the Xue family firmly believes that silver can solve many problems. But this does not mean that Xue Baochai will be the same as Wang Xifeng, thinking that the world is big, and I am the biggest and the emperor is not as good as me. Wang Xifeng will say, "It's okay to sue our family for rebellion." But in Xue Baochai's heart, this sentence is equivalent to sending his uncle to the guillotine.

Wang Xifeng's reliance is just Wang Ziteng. He thinks that Wang Ziteng will never fall out of favor with the king for the rest of his life, but Xue Baochai knows very well that when Wang Xifeng said this, Wang Ziteng's life is afraid that it will not be long. What he could do was to get more benefits for their Xue family before the prince fell.

Thinking like this, Xue Baochai was very optimistic about Xue Pan's marriage. In his eyes, he is already Wang Ziteng's niece and daughter, and the Xue family does not need to marry the Wang family again. But now, in order to win the trust of his uncle, his brother must marry Wang Xifeng, a stirrger, which is unbearable for Xue Baochai.

In the final analysis, Xue Baochai is just a little girl, and it is a matter of course to plan for herself. is like Wang Xifeng, whoever marries him will marry a big trouble into the family, and even the prince will not be willing to take over such a woman, let alone Xue Baochai.

Now. Xue Baochai just hated himself for knowing a little too late. If he had known earlier, he would have done everything in his power to stop this business.

When Xue Baochai just heard Wang Xifeng make a big statement on Liang Xiang's mansion, it was false to say that he was not angry. If Jia Jiu had sued him earlier, their Xue family would not have fallen into such an embarrassing situation. But now, he can only take one step at a time.

Getting married is not an easy task. No matter how you put it, it means that it will take a whole year to go down all the six ceremonies after the success of the matchmaker. Some people even drag it out for three or four years. A girl, fifteen years old. It's normal to get married at the age of seventeen or eighteen. If you marry someone in just one year after talking about matchmaking, it's a joke. Unless it's a marriage steproom, no one will drive down the whole process in such a short time. That would lead to suspicion that the bride had lost her virginity.

Thinking of the tedious and procrastinating time of the wedding, Xue Baochai had an idea in his heart. Since their Xue family doesn't have the confidence to withdraw from their relatives, they can also delay, it is not a problem to drag it out for three or five years, and it is suspected of despising each other if they marry someone too early.

With a plan in his heart, Xue Baochai turned his gaze to the outside of the house again.

The sun has already set, and the lights are already in place outside, so why haven't my mother and brother come back yet?

There was something in his heart, Xue Baochai couldn't care about the shoes under his feet and showed his head. After turning around the house several times, he heard a sound outside the door, and Xue Baochai hurriedly greeted him.

I saw that outside the courtyard gate, Xue Pan helped his mother get out of the car, and shouted: "Mom, I didn't expect my cousin to be so beautiful, and the mother in the palace is just like this, right?" Did my uncle really marry my cousin to me? I'm not dreaming, am I? ”

Aunt Xue said: "You have always liked good colors, but now you are satisfied?" ”

Xue Pan touched the back of his head stupidly and said, "Mom, didn't you say that you should marry a wife and a concubine?" It's just that he is not beautiful enough, as long as he is good to his mother and sister, I will respect him. ”

Aunt Xue smiled: "Then isn't it now that your wish has been granted?" Feng Yatou has a good appearance and a good temperament. If something hadn't happened, it wouldn't have been your turn. When people come in, you have to treat them well. ”

Xue Pan nodded again and again, smiling like a fool, and it could be seen that Xue Baochai, who greeted his mother and brother, sighed in his heart.

Xue Baochai knows that his brother's, although he is a little mixed, but he is very good to his own people, and now it seems that he is very satisfied with Wang Xifeng, and he has a little bit of Wang Xifeng in his heart. If this family affair is completed, it will be an unbearable blow to the Xue family; If this family business fails, wouldn't it be a disservice to his brother?

It's just that he can't help but say. If he doesn't open this mouth, it will ruin the Xue family.

Thinking like this, Xue Baochai paused slightly, then stepped forward quickly and grabbed his mother's other hand. When the family of three entered the main room, Aunt Xue and Xue Pan's faces were still full of joy, looking at such a mother and brother, Xue Baochai was even more embarrassed.

It's just that no matter how difficult it is, he has to tell his mother and brother about it.

Xue Baochai said: "Mother, have you ever thought about why your uncle wants to marry Sister Feng to your brother?" ”

Aunt Xue was very surprised, he was very happy today, and her son's marriage was decided, which was equivalent to a matter of his heart. And Wang Xifeng is his maiden niece. In the future, she will be a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and there will be the Wang family standing behind her. Where else in the world can he find a marriage that satisfies him more than this family affair?

Maybe his daughter's marriage will be as satisfying to him as this one?

There was still a smile on her face, although Aunt Xue was strange in her heart. But he still answered his daughter's question: "Haven't we discussed this before?" Your sister Feng doesn't have biological parents, and your uncle is afraid that your sister Feng won't have elders to take care of her, and she will suffer if she goes to someone else's house, so he will kiss and kiss ......."

Xue Baochai raised his head abruptly and said, "There are no elders to take care of?" Isn't my uncle Sister Feng's elder? As long as my uncle has been soaring, who else would dare to bully Sister Feng? ”

Aunt Xue was taken aback, and then she saw her daughter's pale face clearly, and immediately jumped up: "Good boy, what happened?" Tell sù mom. ”

Xue Baochai shook her head, so panicked that Aunt Xue took her daughter's hand. "Good boy, how can you only talk halfway?" If you don't say it, won't it make your mother more worried? ”

Xue Baochai bit her lip, and after a while, she whispered: "Mom, today, Concubine Nan'an, Princess Nan'an, and Princess Dongping came to visit the old lady in this mansion and brought a few news. From their mouths, the daughter knew the reason why her uncle married Sister Feng to her brother. He described it like this, and said: "At that time, my daughter couldn't believe that Sister Feng would say such a thing, so she specially stopped the second sister." Who would have thought that the second sister would say the same thing. Even as soon as the hairpin came back that day, he regarded this matter as news and said it to the two of the Huansha Pavilion. I only sigh that my daughter didn't have a good relationship with them, otherwise, she wouldn't have ......"

Xue Baochai didn't know how to continue, but Aunt Xue's eyes turned black. He shouted: "Brother, you have made my sister so miserable!" Immediately fell to the ground with a bang, so panicked that Xue Pan and Xue Baochai hurriedly rushed over and called their mother.

Xue Baochai is Xue Baochai in the end. At first, I was a little flustered, but after calming down a little, I immediately asked my mother-in-law to carry Aunt Xue into the house. He also sent for a doctor.

After Aunt Xue snorted on the bed, the doctor also said that there was nothing wrong. Xue Pan and Xue Baochai, brother and sister, were a little relieved.

In front of Aunt Xue's bed, Xue Pan was finally in the mood to ask his sister: "Good sister, I haven't understood what you said just now." Tell me about it. ”

Xue Baochai sighed and said in a low voice: "Rebellion is a heinous crime, don't say that people like us, even the prince and the crown prince will not end well." Don't talk about others, just say that the old Prince Yizhong, isn't it next to the rebellion, lost the position of the prince, and the whole family was locked up in Ping'an Prefecture? ”

Xue Pan nodded and said, "I know this." At the beginning, Prince Yizhong also ordered a coffin with our family, but it turned out to be bad and useless. This thing is still stored in our shop. ”

Xue Baochai said: "Yes, as the biological son of the Emperor Taishang, and the prince of the right name, Prince Lao Yizhong still fell into such a fate, you say, what if the person who did this bad thing was his uncle's family?" ”

Xue Pan almost jumped up: "Doesn't that mean that we, and this mansion, can't escape?" ”

Xue Baochai said: "Although it is said that the crime of treason is not as good as marrying a daughter, if someone says that our family provided money and was an accomplice, I am afraid that our family will not be able to escape." But in this house, they have already divided their families and sects, even if their uncle has something to do, he doesn't do their business. ”

Xue Pan shook his head and said, "But it's not right." If my uncle had really done something bad, he would have been imprisoned a long time ago, but our uncle is still a good official. It's okay, it's okay. ”

Xue Baochai shook his head and said in a low voice: "I heard Concubine Nan'an say it herself: '...... I originally thought that the resignation of the Fushang and the Wang family was the left-hand son of the general of the Fushang, but now it seems that Ling Lang was prescient. This Wang Xifeng actually said such things in front of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs in public, which shows that the Wang family will not be able to do it for a long time. And such a person who doesn't even know the minimum rules, if he really marries into the door, won't it make the whole family uneasy...... 'Brother, do you understand?' Uncle's family is going to be unlucky, and the matter still starts with Sister Feng. Uncle promised Sister Feng to our family, not for our good, but to push Sister Feng away and take herself out. ”

Xue Pan immediately jumped up: "Sister, you mean, uncle's family is not good?" ”

Xue Baochai said: "Yes." Brother, according to what Concubine Nan'an said. Now the uncle is not moving, because many of the generals at the border pass were brought out by the uncle. Wait for the military power to be taken back. Uncle is definitely not good. The Wang family is already on the verge of defeat. As he spoke, he left tears in his eyes.

Wang Ziteng is Xue Baochai's uncle, it is false to say that Xue Baochai has no feelings for Wang Ziteng, at least Xue Baochai's father has never had a concubine, and a large part of the reason is because of Wang Ziteng's relationship. The prince vacates the throne and has the trust of the emperor, Xue Baochai's father needs to rely on the power of this brother-in-law, so he naturally does not dare to take a concubine to make his wife uncomfortable, especially Wang Ziteng is a person who cares about two sisters. But to say that Xue Baochai has deep feelings for his uncle, it is also false. After all, he has only seen this uncle a few times when he has grown so big. Although the Xue family has received a lot of benefits from Wang Ziteng, the Xue family has not paid without it, not to mention that Xue Baochai is originally cold.

But Wang Ziteng's fall is absolutely no good for Xue Baochai and the Xue family, only harm. Without Wang Ziteng, the Xue family will lose the biggest backer, and the Xue family's huge wealth will only become a talisman.

In the past, Jia Shi and Wang Xue were called the four major families of Jinling, and the Jia family, the Shi family, and the Wang family were all the umbrellas of the Xue family, but now, the Jia family is divided, and his aunt is also locked up. The two marquis of the Shi family have long been separated from the other three, and now that the Wang family has fallen again, who can protect their Xue family and Xue Baochai?

Thinking of the predicament he was about to face in the future, Xue Baochai almost bit a mouthful of silver teeth. was even more annoyed with Wang Xifeng.

It's Xue Pan, he likes Wang Xifeng very much, and he sent a golden hairpin today. It can be said that waiting for the matchmaker to make up his mind. Wang Xifeng is his daughter-in-law, and he heard that it was because of Wang Xifeng. At the moment, he felt a little unbearable in his heart, and said, "That concubine really pushed everything to Sister Feng?" How old is Sister Feng? It won't be until mid-September, right? He has lived with his uncle and aunt without parents since he was a child, what can a girl's family understand? ”

Xue Baochai was stunned for a moment, but saw his brother shaking his hand and said, "Sister, I don't feel at ease when my mother looks like this." You take someone to keep watch for the first half of the night, and I will go back to lie down first, and then come to change you in the second half of the night. With that, he went out.

Xue Baochai watched his brother go out in a daze, and the tears couldn't stop flowing, but he didn't know that Xue Pan's heart was not good.

Although Xue Pan is a mixed person, he is actually very affectionate, which is the opposite of Xue Baochai. Xue Baochai is a cold-hearted person, but he is comprehensive in everything, and although Xue Pan is very mixed, he is still very good to the people he cares about.

In Xue Pan's heart, Wang Xifeng is almost already his daughter-in-law, and as a man, of course he has to protect each other. Wang Ziteng is his uncle, and he can follow the other party a little, but he can't do what he wants him to do as a filial son and grandson. After all, his surname is Xue, not Wang. But he also knew that if Wang Xifeng really entered the door, it would not be good for the family, and even this family affair was calculated by his uncle and aunt in order to sweep away the trouble.

Xue Pan was very affectionate, so he was calculated by his uncle and aunt, and he felt more uncomfortable than Xue Baochai. That night he said that he would go back to lie down first, but in fact he couldn't close his eyes at all, and in the second half of the night, he couldn't continue to lie down, so he wiped his face and came to his mother's room.

When Xue Pan left, Xue Baochai shed tears for a while, but then sat silently on the edge of his mother's bed thinking about his thoughts. At this time, when he saw his brother come out with blue eyes, he realized that his brother was actually very uncomfortable.

Xue Pan looked at the bed and whispered to Xue Baochai: "Good sister, it doesn't matter if Mom, right?" ”

Xue Baochai was about to speak, but saw Aunt Xue open her eyes on the bed, and said, "Pan'er, I hurt you~"

Xue Pan said: "Mom, is Sister Feng's matter really so powerful?" ”

Aunt Xue nodded with tears in her eyes.

Xue Pan said: "Mom, I know that I am an unsuccessful person. But in my heart, my mother and sister are much more important than Sister Feng. It's that Sister Feng who is ten times more beautiful than one hundred times, as long as he gets in the way of our family, I don't want him either. Mom, let's talk to my uncle, it's just a family business. ”

Aunt Xue shook her head and said, "Why did you say that your aunt wanted to meet in the teahouse outside, just to watch you give the hairpin to Feng Yatou in front of everyone!" Now everyone knows that you are very satisfied with Feng Yatou, and now you are here to withdraw from your family, but I am afraid that the world will not understand our suffering of being deceived, and will only count us down. At that time, our family was also finished. ”

Xue Pan frowned and said, "In other words, we can only grit our teeth and respond?" ”

Aunt Xue said: "Yes, my poor child, it was my mother who harmed you." If it weren't for Mom's belief in your uncle and aunt too much......"

Xue Baochai said: "Mom, things haven't come to that point yet. We can't get out of our family, but we can drag it out. Brother Hengzhi is also young now, and he has dragged it for three years and five years, and it is okay to wait for his brother to be twenty years old before welcoming his relatives. If something happened to Sister Feng during this period, it would not be our fault. ”

Aunt Xue said, "But your uncle and aunt ...... there."

Xue Baochai said: "Mom, whose family doesn't have to toss for several years before and after marrying a daughter-in-law?" The longer the time drags on, the more face the woman has, which is a matter of convention. Sister Heng Zhufeng won't be able to meet until next month, and her brother is a little younger. We're just dragging, can my uncle say anything? They are unkind to us, and since they have done the first year of junior high school, what does it matter if we do these fifteen? ”

Aunt Xue said, "But I'm afraid that your uncle will be annoyed......

Xue Baochai said: "Mom, whether it's the truth or the etiquette, it's all on our side, so what if my uncle is annoyed?" Even if my aunt asked, we also had something to say. It's just that according to what the concubine said, I'm afraid that my uncle's family will be busy for a while, should we find someone to lean on? It also saves people from using our house as their own money bag and extorting money from it. ”

Aunt Xue said: "Yes, yes, this is the most important thing." Good boy, do you have any ideas? ”

Xue Baochai hesitated for a moment and said: "Mom, it seems that my uncle's family has not been able to do it in the past two years, and we are not familiar with the people outside. ”

When Aunt Xue heard this, she immediately shook her head: "Don't mention him." Do you know that your uncle was beaten by him at the hairpin party, and he lost face. ”

Xue Baochai said: "Mom, it's because he dares to fight with his uncle that his daughter values him so much." You think, what is the identity of your uncle, the confidant of the Son of Heaven. He even beat his uncle, and even made the concubine praise him, which shows that he is not only reasonable, but also an extremely important factor behind him. ”

Xue Pan said: "Who is behind him?" ”

Xue Baochai said: "I don't know this very well now, but I heard that the Dong family intends to marry a yin in this mansion." ”

"Kissing?"

Aunt Xue and Xue Pan looked at each other.

The dead are greater. In the same way, getting married is a matter that needs to be carefully considered than ordinary marriages. If a living person marries, if he is not satisfied, he can withdraw from his wife, divorce his wife, or even let him die of illness, but yin relatives are different. The ancients even believed that if the yin relatives did not marry well, it would not only affect the future fortunes of the two families, but even the dead people would also be troubled.

Moreover, Jia Hu is Jia Yu's eldest son, if he marries Lin Langyin, the Dong family is Jia Yu's family, and the strength of the Dong family should not be underestimated.

Aunt Xue said with some uncertainty: "Bao girl, should the Dong family you are talking about be the Dong family enshrined in the palace?" Why wasn't there any news about this before? ”

Xue Baochai nodded and said, "It's their home." These words still came out of Concubine Nan'an's mouth, and it would not be wrong to think about it. We live behind here, and we are guests, and we can get in touch with all the girls in their family, except for the old lady, and it is not uncommon for us to have no news about this kind of thing. ”

Aunt Xue nodded and said, "Although the matter of marrying Yin has nothing to do with us, it would be nice if we could get benefits." If nothing else, let's just say that the Dong family is decent in the palace, which is the first of so many imperial merchant families. If they can help us say something, that's better than anything else. ”

Xue Baochai said: "My daughter thinks so too. Even if you can't get back the signboard of the imperial merchant in these two years, it would be good if you could become the supplier of the Dong family. ”

Aunt Xue nodded and said, "Then since this is the case, you first find a way to have a good relationship with that second girl." (To be continued......)